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Pina Bausch

1940 - 2009

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Philippine "Pina" Bausch (27 July 1940 – 30 June 2009) was a German dancer and choreographer who was a significant contributor to a neo-expressionist dance tradition now known as Tanztheater. Bausch's approach was noted for a stylised blend of dance movement, prominent sound design, and involved stage sets, as well as for engaging the dancers under her to help in the development of a piece, and her work had an influence on modern dance from the 1970s forward. She created the company Tanztheater Wuppertal, which performs internationally. Following four earlier directors, French choreographer Boris Charmatz led company from mid-2022 until mid-2025. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pina Bausch is the 9th most popular dancer (down from 7th in 2019), the 434th most popular biography from Germany (down from 384th in 2019) and the most popular German Dancer.

Pina Bausch was a German choreographer who is most famous for her avant-garde and expressionistic style of dance.

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Among dancers, Pina Bausch ranks 9 out of 116. Before her are Rudolf Nureyev, Anna Pavlova, Josephine Baker, Vaslav Nijinsky, Marie Taglioni, and Maurice Béjart. After her are Marius Petipa, Bobby Farrell, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Margot Fonteyn, Maya Plisetskaya, and Michel Fokine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Pina Bausch ranks 37. Before her are Tabaré Vázquez, Peter C. Doherty, Joseph Brodsky, John Hurt, Michel Temer, and Brian De Palma. After her are Abbas Kiarostami, Giorgio Moroder, Peter Fonda, Tony Tan, Julie Christie, and Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein. Among people deceased in 2009, Pina Bausch ranks 12. Before her are Roh Moo-hyun, Ramaswamy Venkataraman, Aage Bohr, Millvina Dean, Paul Samuelson, and Maurice Jarre. After her are Corazon Aquino, Jean Dausset, David Carradine, Sydney Chaplin, Abdurrahman Wahid, and Mercedes Sosa.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Pina Bausch ranks 434 out of 7,253. Before her are Manfred Eigen (1927), Sepp Maier (1944), Ernst Abbe (1840), Otto Loewi (1873), Otto Lilienthal (1848), and Leo von Caprivi (1831). After her are Hans Krebs (1898), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1805), Ernst Bloch (1885), Michael Haneke (1942), Frederick I of Sweden (1676), and Karl Drais (1785).

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Among DANCERS In Germany

Among dancers born in Germany, Pina Bausch ranks 1. After her are Mary Wigman (1886), and Kurt Jooss (1901).

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